We’ve had two rainy Sundays in a row, the first of which caused the cancellation of Open Streets Montague scheduled for September 20. The second caused the postponement of the Atlantic Antic and Open Streets Montague until this coming Sunday, October 4. Pessimist that I am, I had to check the weather forecast for next Sunday. It doesn’t look entirely dismal. “A […]
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Discover History in Person or on Line at Center for Brooklyn History
The Center for Brooklyn History of the Brooklyn Public Library, located at 128 Pierrepont Street (photo; corner of Clinton) has an extensive collection of art and artifacts relevant to the history of Brooklyn. You may see some of these items on display at the Center, which is open Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM […]
Weekend Book Festival Events Still On; Relocated If Necessary
As the Eagle reports, events scheduled for this weekend as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival will be moved to indoor locations at the Brooklyn Heights Library or at Borough Hall, if necessary because of weather conditions. There’s more information here.
Update: Postponed to October 4 Community Tag Sale at Open Streets Montague
Update: because of rain forecast, this event has been postponed until the following Sunday, October 4. Open Streets Montague Sunday, October 4 from noon until 4 pm will feature an “Upcycle: Community Tag Sale” at which you can “[c]ome shop secondhand clothing, books, housewares, toys, décor, and the odd, wonderful stuff that makes a neighborhood tag sale […]
Update: Atlantic Antic Postponed to October 4
The 51st annual Atlantic Antic, a street fair that stretches along Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue, will be held Sunday, October 4 from noon until 6:00 PM. Local merchants will be represented, with special deals for the occasion, along with food, music, dancers, visual artists, clothing vendors, and fun sites for kids. There’s .more […]
Buffalo Puppet Parade Fascinates
Your correspondent regrets that because of a conflicting engagement he was unable to witness the parade of buffalo puppets that made its way from Downtown Brooklyn to Borough Hall, then down Montague Street to the Promenade, Columbia Heights, Fulton Ferry Landing, and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Fortunately, Mary Frost of The Eagle was on hand to follow, photograph, and narrate the procession […]
Brooklyn Book Festival This Week
The 21st annual Brooklyn Book Festival takes place this week. The principal events will be this coming weekend. Childrens Day, featuring “a full day of readings, workshops, performances, book signings, and art projects with favorite authors” will be Saturday, September 26, starting at 10:00 am at the Borough Hall Plaza and the Festival Day (photo), Sunday, September 27 starting […]
Update – Cancelled: FAD Market at Open Streets Montague Sunday
Update: because of rain expected, this Sunday’s Open Streets Montague has been cancelled. This Sunday, September 20, Montague Open Streets, presented by the Montague Street BID and the City’s Department of Transportaton, will feature a FAD (Fashion Art Design) Market. Local merchants, restaurants, studios, and spas will be offering free samples or workouts, or special deals. Montague Street […]
Bossert to Become “Ritz-Carlton Residences, Brooklyn Heights”
We’ve received word that the Bossert Hotel, once considered the Waldorf Astoria of Brooklyn, which had languished for some years since the Jehovah’s Witnesses, who had used it as a dormitory, moved their headquarters upstate, is now slated to become the “Ritz-Carlton Residences Brooklyn Heights.” Earlier this year we posted an interview with Ian Ross, Founder and Managing […]
“Buffalo Herd” to Traverse Brooklyn Heights Saturday
This Saturday, September 19, from 2:00 to 4:30 pm a herd of life-sized buffalo puppets will traverse Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade on the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The procession will begin at Abolitionist Place, in Downtown Brooklyn, where “[m]embers of the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe (Lenni-Lenape) welcome the Buffalo and members of the Lakota tribe to […]
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